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FSU’s lone senior, center Kiel Turpin, was sent off properly in what will likely be his final game at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Turpin and his teammates utilized sheer size and athleticism to neutralize Pittsburgh (19-13, 8-10 ACC) on the boards as the Seminoles (16-15, 8-10 ACC) ended the regular season with a 61-52 victory on Saturday. FSU beat the Panthers at their own game, out-muscling a scrappy Pitt squad 37-28 to create second and third chances with nine offensive rebounds. The Seminoles netted nine points off of those extra opportunities. “We had to do a much better job rebounding than we did last time [against Pitt],” FSU coach Leonard Hamilton said....

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